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Although the Oxford English Dictionary says the expression "shiver my timbers" probably first appeared in a published work by Frederick Marryat called Jacob Faithful (1835), [1] the phrase actually appeared in print as early as 1795, in a serial publication called "Tomahawk, or Censor General", [2] which gives an "extract of a new MS tragedy called 'Opposition'."
Shiver My timbers (or My) Timbers may refer to: Shiver my timbers, an exclamation; Shiver My Timbers (1931), an Our Gang short; Shiver Me Timbers! (1934), a Popeye the Sailor cartoon short; Shiver Me Timbers, a song on a 1974 studio album by Tom Waits
"shiver my timbers" is a legitimate phrase actually found in the OED, it is the correct phrase, derived from "my timbers" as in "my goodness" (not "me goodness"). Somewhere someone started a slang variation with "me timbers", but it is not "proper" English. So we have a proper English phrase, and a slang phrase.
Divine Madness is an album by American singer Bette Midler and the Harlettes, released in 1980.It is a live recording taken from Midler's Divine Madness concert film, released the same year.
The Heart of Saturday Night is the second studio album by singer and songwriter Tom Waits, released on October 15, 1974, on Asylum Records. [2] The title song was written as a tribute to Jack Kerouac. [3]
Shiver, an American thriller film; Shiver, a 2009 Wolves of Mercy Falls novel by Maggie Stiefvater; Shiver (novel), a 2021 novel by Allie Reynolds; Shiver Point, a summit in Graham Land, Antarctica; Shiver Productions, a British TV production company; Aprilia SL 750 Shiver, a motorcycle; Shiver, a member of Deep Cut in Splatoon 3
International Talk Like a Pirate Day is a parodic holiday created in 1995 by John Baur and Mark Summers of Albany, Oregon, [1] who proclaimed September 19 each year as the day when everyone in the world should talk like a pirate (that is, in English with a stereotypical West Country accent). [2]
Closing Time is the debut album by American singer-songwriter Tom Waits, released on March 6, 1973, on Asylum Records.Produced and arranged by former Lovin' Spoonful member Jerry Yester, Closing Time was the first of seven of Waits' major releases by Asylum.